Harman Hones Holistic Model for Connected Vehicle Market

Harman International Industries, a leader in connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, has launched HARMAN’s Life-Enhancing Intelligent Vehicle Solution (LIVS), which  brings together previously discreet or separate connectivity and operational domains under a new, holistic automotive computing platform.

“With more than 25 million automobiles on the road with HARMAN connected solutions, HARMAN leads the industry as an end-to-end system integrator for automakers and technology suppliers – under the hood, over the air and in the cabin,” said Phil Eyler, president, HARMAN Connected Car. “The HARMAN LIVS automotive compute platform integrates all vehicle functions for a holistic and integrated approach to in-car electronics, connectivity and operations.”

The HARMAN LIVS technologies that sit at the heart of Ʃtos are helping to reimagine intelligent driving experiences. Within Ʃtos, HARMAN has delivered a suite of technologies encompassing infotainment, navigation and connected car solutions. These features are capable of learning and anticipating the preferences of vehicle passengers.

Ʃtos passengers communicate with the system by voice, hand gestures, physical controls or touch and/or a combination of these technologies based on each passenger’s preferences. The interior adapts to the particular driving situation seamlessly.

With more than 2,000 patents in all key domains – including safety, design, navigation, connectivity, networking, HMI and more, HARMAN continues to push the boundaries bringing connected car innovations to market that strive to improve driver safety, increase vehicle security and enable new connected experiences.

The LIVS platform includes:

• Modular connectivity solutions, providing high-speed networking interface for connectivity both inside and outside the car and can deliver connected services such as weather, parking and reservations.
• State-of-the-art camera-based Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), which monitor, record and assess the surroundings of the entire vehicle.
• Intelligent learning navigation and high-resolution 3D maps for high-precision positioning systems including micro-city and micro-parking models;
• ADASIS e-Horizon to extend drivers’ range of perception beyond their range of vision using V2X technology.
• Personal component configuration in the car with multiple ultra-high resolution displays that can be used in varying configurations to support the best infotainment and entertainment intelligent use case scenario

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